Things to do…

Events

Dawes Arboretum - Ohio 13,three miles north of I-70.

Plant Oktoberfest-
Saturday, Oct. 3, 8:50 a.m. - 3:00 p.m, $28/$20 no lunch, The theme for this year’s Plant Oktoberfest is Resuscitate Your Landscape. Speakers will include staff members of The Dawes Arboretum along with Joe Steiger, a Certified Professional Soil Scientist, Lee Dunlap, C-Tec P.L.A.N.T. instructor, and Jim Chatfield, who writes for The Buckeye magazine published by the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association. Six presentations will cover subjects including soil assessment, composting, proper plant selection and planting method, landscape practices to avoid, and plant diagnostics. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the seminar ends at approximately 3pm. Please register early so we can ensure a space for you by calling 740.323.2355 or 800.44.DAWES!

The grounds are open from dawn to dusk. The Visitors Center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays and holidays. Call 740-323-2355 or 800-44- DAWES for information or visit www.dawesarb.org.

Lake Tours
- Buckeye Lake.
See historic Buckeye Lake by boat. Take a ride on the Greater Buckeye Lake Historical Society’s Queen of the Lake II. The 40-passenger boat cruises every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. from May to October. Board at the Buckeye Lake State Park’s North Shore Ramp just off Ohio 79 in the Village of Buckeye Lake. Tours are not operated during thunderstorms. Suggested donations are $11 for adults and $9 for seniors and children. Children under age 5 are free. For more information call (740) 929-1998 or visit www.buckeyelakehistory. org.

Hebron Music and ArtsFestival
- Evans Park, Hebron.
Music starts with the Battle of the Banks at 11 a.m. Four bands are scheduled for the Rock stage starting at noon or try the Acoustic stage starting with New Jerusalem at noon. Check out chalk artist Curtis Goldstein from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Matt the Balloon Guy from noon to 5 p.m. The car show begins at noon. Headliner Mike Albert and the Big E Band appear at 8 p.m. in the Ultimate Tribute. Free admission with a $5 on-site parking charge.For more information visit: www.hebronmusicandartsfestival. com

Halloween Fun - DevineFarms, Hebron.
Our annual Pumpkin Festival runs through Oct. 25. Devine Farms is in five farm buildings so rain or shine, come on down to the farm. Clip ad for a FREE ride on the Barrel Train. Bring your family & enjoy the fall season. Devine Farms, 672 National Rd. (Rt.40), between SR 37 & 79, Hebron. 1.5 miles off I-70, exit 126 North www.devinefarms.com or 740- 928-832

Jegs Northern Sportsnationals- National Trail Raceway,Hebron.
The Stars of the Lucas Oil Series return Friday, Sept. 25 with World Championships and the Jegs Crown on the line! The best racers, the best racing! Everything from Stockers to Top Dragsters make this a great lateseason event for the drag racing fan! For more information visit www.nationaltrailraceway.com,

Buckeye Lake Fire PreventionParade - Buckeye Lake.
Come out Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. for the Buckeye Lake Firefighters Association’s annual Fire Prevention Week Parade. The parade begins at 1 p.m. from across the Pizza Cottage on Ohio 79. The fire trucks and other participants head up Ohio 79 to the fire station where the association will serve a free hotdog and ham & bean lunch to everyone. Anyone interested in being in the parade should call the fire station at (740) 928-3473 or email blvprevention@ roadrunner.com.

Library League - Hebron.
The Hebron Library invites teens in grades six through 12 to join the Library League. The Library League is a group of teens teaming together to chat about books, what’s current and library programs. Teens have the opportunity to share their ideas and hang-out with other teens. We are meeting on September 29 from 5:30-6:30 and we are discussing The Hollow People by Brian Keaney. Visit Hebron Library at 934 West Main Street in Hebron or call 740.928.3923 for more information

Native Harvest Festival
- Newark.
Come out to Great Circle Earthworks from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26. Bring a picnic or buy dinner from NAICCO. Visit an indigenous garden from the Hopewell period planted by Miller Elementary School students. Story-telling, craft-making, and Native cultural presentations by the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio. Free and open to the public. For more information: www.newark.osu.edu

Operation Medicine Cabinet- COTC/OSU Newark Campusand Pataskala.
The Licking County office of Home Instead Senior Care has scheduled Operation Medicine Cabinet for Saturday, October 3, from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. to help seniors dispose of expired or no longer used medications. Old medicine can be dropped off at COTC/OSU Newark Campus parking lot off of Country Club Drive between Sharon Valley Road and Granville Road, and the Southwest Licking Main Station Firehouse in Pataskala on Broad Street. Seniors or their family members can simply drive up to the location where Licking County Sheriff’s deputies will be on hand to oversee the drop-off of medications into a locked container. After the event, the medications collected will be properly disposed.

Paul Bunyan Show - Cambridge.
The Ohio Foresty Association’s annual show returns October 2-4, at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds just outside of Cambridge (Old Washington exit off I-70). Visitors will find more than 130 exhibitors who represent all facets of the forest industry throughout North America. New to the event this year is The Game of Logging Professional, Landowner and Collegiate National Finals. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for students and seniors, children under 6 are free. Fee covers all events and entrance into all exhibit halls and educational seminars. Parking is free.